diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index 3214584171a8..09ac16056639 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -2807,6 +2807,11 @@ int __qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 
 	switch (wr->opcode) {
 	case IB_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM:
+		if (unlikely(rdma_protocol_iwarp(&dev->ibdev, 1))) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			break;
+		}
 		wqe->req_type = RDMA_SQ_REQ_TYPE_SEND_WITH_IMM;
 		swqe = (struct rdma_sq_send_wqe_1st *)wqe;
 		swqe->wqe_size = 2;
@@ -2848,6 +2853,11 @@ int __qedr_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		break;
 
 	case IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM:
+		if (unlikely(rdma_protocol_iwarp(&dev->ibdev, 1))) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			break;
+		}
 		wqe->req_type = RDMA_SQ_REQ_TYPE_RDMA_WR_WITH_IMM;
 		rwqe = (struct rdma_sq_rdma_wqe_1st *)wqe;